Former goalkeeper of Liverpool and England national team Chris Kirkland became head coach of goalkeepers in semi-amateur FC Colne, the club’s official website reported. The current goalkeeper coach, Steve Patty, will continue to work in the next season..

New assistant Nathan Rooney spent 18 years as a professional football player. Chris has 321 official matches in all tournaments at the club level from 1998 to 2016 and one game for England in 2006.

After finishing his career as a football player, Kirkland worked as a coach in Port Veil and the Liverpool women's team, in which he remained until March 2019..

Koln performs in one of the English non-leagues - in the North Premier League of Division 1 of the Northwest. The club represents the city of the same name in Lancashire..